Why I will NEVER get a tattoo
7 min readMay 17, 2020
It’s not what you think …
It was a hot summer day when I first saw his tattoo. He was wearing a muscle t shirt and the colored ink was shining on his upper arm. I stared at it. Finally, I got up enough courage to ask about the image that had magically manifested itself on my uncle’s arm .
At the worldly age of 8, he was my favorite uncle. Unlike all the other adults in my life, he…